A good study from the CIA’s website (Studies in Intelligence). At least one point was news to us, namely that “that Nasser, at the suggestion of…
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In his 2007 essay What’s Left?, Nick Cohen wonders how it is that many on the political left have lost their souls, at least on the…
CAIRO, June 11 — First came the breast-feeding fatwa. It declared that the Islamic restriction on unmarried men and women being together could be lifted at…
The sums just don’t add up! From 2002-06, the six countries of the Gulf Co-operation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
Literal interpretations of the Koran emerge when Islam finds itself in moments of crises and are at the root of extremist violence. The Imams further its’…
Two decades ago, there was nothing to talk about in terms of contacts or cooperation between Vietnam and the Arab Gulf countries with the exception of…
London: In politics a week is a long time. Media’s freedom euphoria has been short lived. It has landed in much worse situation than square one.…
As TV Coverage Feeds Protests, Musharraf Reacts HARIPUR, Pakistan — Every day, Taj Mohammed Abbasi wheels his cart through dusty streets, selling the oranges, guavas and…
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, June 3 — Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is stirring up Pakistani politics by quietly talking through intermediaries about a power-sharing deal with the…
I. Roads to Damascus At a meeting in mid-April in Geneva, held by António Guterres, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, the numbers presented confirmed…
It was in the mid-1970s when South Korea succeeded for the first time in its history in establishing a foothold in the Middle East. It did…
A Bahraini mother risks losing custody of her child to a husband under whose care their now six-year-old daughter was reportedly sexually abused and raped at…
Because there are no borders in the sky, national policies must fall by the wayside when it comes to environmental issues. As it becomes increasingly clear…
London: Pakistani media never had it so good. It is having a field day in reporting on everything under the sun including Pakistan ’s reputed to…
Pervez HoodbhoyAfter his ill-advised dismissal of the chief justice of Pakistan’s Supreme Court ignited a firestorm of violent protests, President General Pervez Musharraf may be banking…
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At the very roots of the violence is an ideological interpretation of the Koran, rather than mere reactions to Western aggressions. The time has come for…
School children who see the exhibits in the Creation Museum in Kentucky will be confused when they learn in school that the universe is 14 billion…
Not many countries in the world would envy Pakistan for being constantly in the focus of international media—adversely. For Pakistan and its unexcelled ability to remain…
According to exclusive Metransparent information, the man presented by « al Jazeera » channel (under the pseudonym « Mustpha Abu al Yazeed ») as the new…
The Bush administration has changed its position regarding a possible receptive Israeli response to the calls of Syria’s President Bashar Assad for peace talks. The American…
The Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan seems to be in trouble. After it had lost three of its prominent commanders, namely Mullah Akhtar Osmani, Maulvi Kalam, and…
Syrian dissident Riad al-Turk urged President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to lead Syria on the path to democracy or face a political “earthquake” he said could…
Islamists always believed the U.S. was weak. Recent political trends won’t change their view. D uring the Cold War, two things came to be known and…
‘Kerry’s and Kennedy’s and democrats’ shortsightedness on Iraq is a classic example of instant gratification in politics. The real change of direction and leadership of Iraqi…
Reporters Without Borders Press release 13 May 2007 SYRIA Reporters Without Borders voiced outrage at the three-year prison imposed today on journalist and writer Michel Kilo…
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned newspapers had just called him a traitor. Over tea that he…
The first time I met Anwar al-Bunni, in June 2005, one of Syria’s numerous state-owned newspapers had just called him a traitor. Over tea that he…
Intentionally or not, Israeli assaults put Siniora in an extremely difficult situation and put the regime in danger
No sooner had Condoleezza Rice finished shaking hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem last week at the Sharm el-Sheikh conference, than American commentators, former officials,…
On the 50th anniversary of the purging campaign launched in 1957 by Communist China’s founding father Mao Zedong to terrorize and silence people labeled as rightists,…
They want neither Sharia, nor a coup, but a fully democratic Turkey. First they demonstrated in Ankara, then in Istanbul, and today’s protest is the third…
BY MICHAEL YOUNG, BEIRUT–This week Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is meeting in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh with representatives of states having an interest…
ZARQA, Jordan — Abu Ibrahim considers his dead friends the lucky ones. Four died in Iraq in 2005. Three more died this year, one with an…
Political parties, MPs and civil society organisations in Egypt are now busy investigating how the constitutional amendments approved last March should translate into laws. The public…
Seven young men who were engaged in developing a youth discussion group and for having some articles published on the Internet have been detained for more…
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To All, Worldwide, Human Rights & Civil Society’s Organizations, including UN-Council on Human Rights As well as to Public Figures & Media Searching for & Seeking…